Today you were baptized!
Iam so happy we had the GREAT opportunity to have you be able to choose to be baptized in the Sweet Water River in Wyoming at Martins Cove. It was so incredible to witness not only my first baby getting baptized but to feel that over powering spirit that was there. I know there were so many pioneer spirits, family that have passed and Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father.
The days leading up to your baptism...
We knew this would be a very very special opportunity and place for you to get baptized. We also wanted to take part in our ward Pioneer trek experience while we had the chance.
I was worrying about feeling rushed the whole time and I didnt want us to have to feel that way so the weeks leading up to trek I called Sister Monche at martins cove and talked with her about my concerns, she talked to me for about 30 min on the phone and explained to me kind of what the place looks like and she had said that she had been to many many baptisms but her most favorite ones have been the few that she has been to in their spot...I felt the spirit so strong on the phone with her that it brought me to tears listening to her talk about the resemblance that spot had to the jordan river where christ was baptized and I just knew with all my heart that is where you where suppose to be baptized (writing this brings those same feeling right back and makes me tear up even now weeks later).
Well time came for us to leave for the long long drive to wyoming and once we arrived 12 hours later...it was so beautiful there and peaceful.
We all got our hand carts ready and set out on our walk to camp. we camped at this spot right next to a big opening where the sweet water river was running, Dad and I and grandma and papa walked down with you guys and where just in aww and amazed at the beauty and peace that was there...I told dad that is the spot i was picturing in my head and at that moment i felt like maybe we should just take you down there and baptize you and not wait til the last day because i was so worried about everyone making us feel rushed because they would be done with the trek and want to load up and get on the road and head home. We decided that we already had the program made up and we should just go with it. but i was still worried about that in my head.
The last day came and we walked the 3.2 miles back to our cars and once everyone arrived we were told it was time for the baptisms (another little boy also got baptized there with you). You headed to change into your whites with dad and I went and sat in the front row and looked out over the river where you would be and it was AMAZING, so beautiful, so peaceful, and the spirit was all around, everywhere I looked I felt like spirits were standing and waiting to watch you!
I was so thankful at that time that we didnt choose to do it up the river all by our selves and that our family and friends and our ward where all there to feel that powerful feeling, it was so much for then just doing it in the chapel font, overpowering is the only word that comes to mind to us to describe it.
You were so happy and excited, once you were baptized all your cute little friends and kids from our ward where congratulating you and telling you how awesome that was and asking if it was really cold!! you loved that! I loved that!!
Then brother and sister Monche said a few words and held up the pictures of Jesus getting baptized and asked us to look at the resemblance of the two spots and it was amazing to see that where he has baptized and where you were baptized was IDENTICAL, the mountains, the tall grass, the single tree, the river and rocks, it was like we were standing in the same place...words cant describe the feeling that everyone felt at that moment...its something that will always be with me and I hope you as well my sweet boy!!
Your Baptism was so incredible, we have had people coming up to us for the last few weeks thanking us for letting them be apart of it because the spirit was so powerful there, they have ALL said it was the most perfect ending and they are so glad they were able to be apart of it and have never been to anything like it before!
This is an experience we will treasure for the rest of our lives!
We are so proud of you for making the choice to follow our heavenly father and be baptized. We are also so proud of the amazing person you are and the heart of gold you have for others!
we love you so much, more then words could ever describe, you are our everything!!
This is the spot of your baptism, so peaceful and beautiful...its the perfect picture to show the spirit and calmness!
We were sooooo tired when we got home after midnight, i had all these cute plans for you lunchon but I just could make it all happen. Family came up from stg for your conformation sunday and after we had a fun lunch with everyone!
